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Effects of Acclimation on Poststocking Dispersal of Age-1 Pallid Sturgeon: Author: Oldenburg, Eric William; Date: 2008-05-15; Program: Biological Sciences; Abstract: A propagation program for pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus in the upper Missouri River was implemented by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1997. Preliminary research indicated that many hatchery-reared pallid sturgeon were experiencing significant downstream poststocking dispersal, negatively affecting their recruitment. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of acclimation to flow and site-specific physicochemical water conditions on poststocking dispersal and physiological condition of age-1 pallid sturgeon. Fish from three acclimation treatments were ra...; Download File | View full details